# Indian Springs Mall

Kansas City, KS · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-25e2f53c4c` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ks/kansas-city-indian-springs-mall/  
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## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1971 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2001 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Copaken, White & Blitt | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “Before the original mall was shuttered in 2001,” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Springs_Mall
- **original_developer**: “It was built by Copaken, White & Blitt (now Copaken Brooks).” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Springs_Mall
- **status**: “The mall was demolished in 2016.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Springs_Mall
- **strategy**: “Indian Springs Mall To Be Redeveloped” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Springs_Mall
- **enclosed**: “The Indian Springs Mall, also known as the Indian Springs Shopping Center, was an American enclosed mall in Kansas City, Kansas.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b
- **contractor**: “It was built by Copaken, White & Blitt (now Copaken Brooks).” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b
- **demolition_year**: “The mall was demolished in 2016.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b

## Anchors

Macy's, JCPenney, Montgomery Ward

## Parties

- Aetna Life Insurance & Annuity Co. — owner (from text)
- Californians — owner (from text) (1995–)

## Timeline

- 1971: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1971: Opened
- 1995: New owner (Californians)
- 1995: Mid-1990s dead mall
- 1997: Dillard's left
- 1997: JCPenney left
- 2001: Montgomery Ward left
- 2001: Mall shuttered
- 2011: Paint scheme updated
- 2016: Demolition began
- 2016: Mall demolished

## Deals and debt

- 1995 sale:  Californians   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Springs_Mall
- 1993 loan:  Aetna Life Insurance & Annuity Co.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Springs_Mall

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

The Indian Springs Mall, also known as the Indian Springs Shopping Center, was an American enclosed mall in Kansas City, Kansas. Demolition of the mall began in February 2016. It was built by Copaken, White & Blitt.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Springs_Mall

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Springs_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Indian Springs Mall, Kansas City, KS." Record m-25e2f53c4c, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ks/kansas-city-indian-springs-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_kansascityindianspringsmall,
  title = {Indian Springs Mall, Kansas City, KS},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ks/kansas-city-indian-springs-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-25e2f53c4c, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.